Method of drilling living bone
US4373518A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 26, 1980 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/848
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This invention relates to a method of using a half-drill for drilling holes in living bone for orthopaedic operations. The invention also relates to a method of using a half-drill tip on skeletal bone pin for drilling holes in living bone and subsequently using that skeletal pin with external immobilization devices or alone in circumstances where a Steinmann Pin or large Kirschner wire might commonly be selected.
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